UTEP Miners at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballHawkins, Gittens rally Florida International to 72-68 victory over UTEP
Hawkins made half of his 14 shots for the Panthers (7-11, 2-1 Conference USA), who trailed 36-28 at halftime. Gittens was 6 for 8 from the floor and 6 for 7 from the free-throw line, adding four steals. Mohamed Sanogo had 12 points, six rebounds and three assists off the bench, sinking 5 of 7 shots.
Tae Hardy had 15 points, three assists and three steals for the Miners (9-8, 0-2). Freshmen reserves Trey Horton and David Terrell Jr. scored 14 and 10, respectively. Horton was 4 for 4 from 3-point range, while Terrell added four steals and three assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Florida International Timeout | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Mohamed Sanogo made Dunk. Assisted by Jaidon Lipscomb. | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Arturo Dean Steal. | 68 - 70 |
Statistics
UTEP |
FIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-46 | FG | 27-53 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-14 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 6-9 | FT | 11-14 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 15 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 1,021 | Capacity:
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 1,021 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Sam Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |


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